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 There are two major varieties used for tea, Chinese tea, ''Camellia sinensis'' var. ''sinensis'', and Assam tea, ''Camellia sinensis'' var. ''assamica''.
-A third one, also known as "java bush" is Camellia sinensis var. parvifolia or sometimes also called Camellia sinensis var. cambodiensis. This [[varietal]] is wild growing and native to southeast Asia. It reaches heights of 20 to 30 feet and is mainly used for [[Pu-Erh]] tea. It resembles the assamica variety but its leaves are smaller in length. It's considered a cross between assamica and sinensis.
+Beside this two there is also ''Camellia sinensis'' var. ''pubilimba'' and ''Camellia sinensis'' var. ''dehungensis''. ''Pubilimba'' is also known as Mao Cha (毛茶) and used for Pu-Erh tea. It's unclear whether those two varietal are own species or just a spontaneous hybrid of assamica and sinensis. The same applies for the varietal called "java bush", ''Camellia sinensis'' var. ''parvifolia'' or ''Camellia sinensis'' var. ''cambodiensis''.